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Physician Assistant

Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine as part of a physician-led team. PA scope of practice is determined by education and experience, state law, facility policy and supervising physicians’ delegatory decisions.” All states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam permit delegated PA prescribing (and nearly all states include prescribing of controlled substances) “

Source: American Academy of Physician Assistants, STATE LAW ISSUES: DEA Registration and Pas, JAN 2010

South University is committed to creating career opportunities for our students, so we provide the relevant coursework for you to meet your career goals in a position as a Physician Assistant as well as the ethical and legal competencies and effective communication skills that are integral for this profession. In addition, we instill the value of continued education in our students so you can continue to create more opportunities for success in your career.

Please click on the Physician Assistant link below to find out more about our program.